by Abby Kohut | Aug 16, 2013 | Career Advice, personality assessment
These days, there are practically the same number of “Career Experts” as there are job seekers. They come in all flavors. There are the career coaches, the career counselors, and the career consultants. To add to that, there are speakers, authors and bloggers. One...
by Martha Duesterhoft | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, networking/interviewing, Trends
You’ve been in search of that next great job for months now and finally an offer comes through! Are you feeling excited…or more anxious? For many, particularly women, we take the offer that’s presented at face value and NEVER even consider negotiating! I know – I’ve...
by Philip Ewell | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, networking/interviewing
Many falsely assume that preparation for a successful interview is simple, fast and straightforward. In reality, it is not. Such assumptions serve as the fatal flaw that causes so many candidates to perform poorly. They preclude even the best candidates from being...
by Erin Kennedy | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, resumes/cover letters, Trends
I used to wonder what happens to our resumes when we send them out to people or post them online.Do they get seen? Do they disappear into cyberspace? Do they get filed away somewhere in a big hope chest of resumes? What really happens to our resumes when we post them...
by Deb Wheatman | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job, Trends
You found a posting for THE perfect job. After painstakingly completing your online resume and creating the most eloquent KSA responses ever, you wait. Why apply for anything else? Why even look; No other job will be as good as this one. The problem is that job...